Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Need Help Researching Journals for Article Submissions?

Ulrichsweb is useful for locating journals by field of interest.  The database covers over 86,000 active journal titles, including more than 50,000 that are refereed.  A link to the website has been added to every library subject page and the A-Z list of databases.

It may be searched by title or keyword on the basic search screen or you can click the Advanced Search button for more search field options. 


Basic information provided includes the content type and if it is peer reviewed.



Publisher and editor contact information is found under “Additional Title Details” and  “Publisher & Ordering Details”.

In some cases the table of contents of past issues are provided.



Contact your librarian liaison today for more information on using this helpful tool. 

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Helping Students Determine if a Journal is Scholarly

Ulrichsweb is an authoritative guide to periodicals published throughout the world.  Among the data provided for each title is a characterization of the type of journal and if the journal is peer reviewed.  We have integrated into our “Find Journals” tool.


  •      From the sidebar on every page of the library website the “Find journals” search box is available.

  • Type in a title name or fragment and click on “Search”
  • The results display for each title will provide date range information and direct links to our holdings.  Right after the title there is a link for “Title details from ulrichsweb.com”.   Click on that link.

  • A tabbed record will provide details about the journal.  On the first tab, “Basic Details” there are lines that indicate when a journal is scholarly and if it is peer reviewed.

  • For journals of academic significance there often times is a review that will discuss reputation and significant features.